Marc Levine, Ph.D.

Marc Levine is Curator of Archaeology at the Sam Noble Museum and Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma. Levine’s primary research area is ancient Mesoamerica and his current work focuses on the Late Postclassic (1100-1522 CE) capital of Tututepec, located on the southern coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. Tututepec or “Yucu Dzaa” was a Mixtec imperial center that dominated much of southern Oaxaca in the centuries prior to the Spanish Conquest. Levine focuses on questions concerning the nature of Tututepec’s political economy, social inequality at the capital, and its role in the broader political landscape of Postclassic Mesoamerica.

At the Sam Noble Museum, Levine works on various efforts to modernize collections management practices, facilitates research on collections, and directs NAGPRA related projects. Levine’s museum exhibit experience includes serving as co-curator (with E. Fleming) of Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed.